I've broached this subject before, some time ago.
I have a few health problems but would like to go hunting again.
Communication link with wife is essential. Any decent hunting is
probably 20 miles away. Cell phones don't work for much of that area.
In addition when we travel, in the RV cell phones some time don't work
and if one of us needs to go somewhere by ourselves we need communication.
The GMRS and FRS combo radios, we've tried, so far are a joke.
The ones we have now are Motorola. Paid about a hundred dollars for both
of them. Trees, hills etc stop them. Plus the switches don't work worth
a darn. That is critical when trying to guide Wife, backing the RV into
a site.
Talked to a Dealer today about 2 meter radios. He was all negative and
wanted to sell us two 300.00 each GMRS/FRS radios or other radios that
he said would let us communicate over a small town 400.00 each. Yeah right.
He wanted a minimum of 800.00 each for 2 meter hand held radios.
That included the battery, charger, the little antenna and microphone.
he talked about all the complications of using the 2 meter and repeaters
etc.
Which way to go for a decent range hand held radio?
Thanks